01-06-2012, 07:46 AM
Quote:Well to be honest, I find it hard to believe the artist (or the people who comissioned the works),had no idea what any military equipment actually looked like.Me too. However, it's clear that he stylized a lot of what he portrayed. That does not make it wrong of course, but at least generalised.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)